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French pension reforms.
Eric Coquerel of the far-left France Unbowed (LFI) was elected chair of the powerful finance committee, which plays an important constitutional oversight role in passing budgets…
Political situation in Belgium.
As a result of dwindling tax revenue, he also said that state spending would be cut by EUR10bn (USD10.8bn). The government’s forecast for this year is more optimistic than…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285767
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The proposals follow the ‘great national debate’, a two-month series of consultations online and in town halls across France, at which disillusioned voters conveyed their…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB243484
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Among those policies are measures targeted at youth unemployment and social care for older people, aimed at attracting left-wing support. Most importantly, Macron has committed to…
Ensemble has 245 seats, compared with 131 for the left-wing coalition NUPES (New Popular Union for Ecology and Society), 89 for the far-right National Rally (RN) and 61 for the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB270959
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The president’s health troubles and prolonged absence have created a political crisis and fears of institutional instability. With the economy struggling amid declining oil…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB243350
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EU finance ministers in response postponed decisions on paying Hungary EUR5.8bn under the post-COVID-19 recovery plan, and whether to freeze EUR7.5bn from the ‘cohesion’ funds due…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274527
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Activists have pressed for involvement in policymaking via citizen assembilies and have stepped up their campaign against European governments and financial institutions which…